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Y-auk-see, Pottawattamie chief

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1/ Y-auk-seeI was alone one day in the south room of Mas-saw's cabin - two days after the officers of the Government had left the council ground - and the Indian camp had been broken up - employed in correcting a sketch that I made some time previously representing the Indian game of – “Youk-youk-chuck-chuck” - when I had an unexpected visit from Y-auk-see.

The room was destitute of any of the attributes of civilization - or comfort - save a bed - in the corner of the appartment [apartment], which had been specially reserved for the Indian Agent Col. A. C. Pepper.

The other furniture or "traps" - consisted of one split bottom chair - an empty flour barrel which I entemporized into a table – with apiece of deal boards – placed upon the tip of thebarrel – which answered very well for my purpose of putting say portfolio.

These were days of romance with me and the very limited appliance of conveniences gave rather a zest - to my situation.

The door of the room opened from the large hall which is peculiar to all double log cabins.

There were two small windows - that let in the light to the room which was rather spacious. Upon the floor I had slept with perhaps twenty other white men during the holding of the councils - It was hard sleeping- having nothing but say saddle bags for my pillow - and a cloth cloak of which I made a pallet - to relieve the body from the immediate contact with the floor - This mode of sleeping would have been a hardship - had been imposed

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1/ Y-auk-seeI was alone one day in the south room of Mas-saw's cabin - two days after the officers of the Government had left the council ground - and the Indian camp had been broken up - employed in correcting a sketch that I made some time previously representing the Indian game of – “Youk-youk-chuck-chuck” - when I had an unexpected visit from Y-auk-see.

The room was destitute of any of the attributes of civilization - or comfort - save a bed - in the corner of the appartment [apartment], which had been specially reserved for the Indian Agent Col. A. C. Pepper.

The other furniture or "traps" - consisted of one split bottom chair - an empty flour barrel which I entemporized into a table – with apiece of deal boards – placed upon the tip of thebarrel – which answered very well for my purpose of putting say portfolio.

These were days of romance with me and the very limited appliance of conveniences gave rather a zest - to my situation.

The door of the room opened from the large hall which is peculiar to all double log cabins.

There were two small windows - that let in the light to the room which was rather spacious. Upon the floor I had slept with perhaps twenty other white men during the holding of the councils - It was hard sleeping- having nothing but say saddle bags for my pillow - and a cloth cloak of which I made a pallet - to relieve the body from the immediate contact with the floor - This mode of sleeping would have been a hardship - had been imposed